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What is the main argument for the study of humanities according to the text?
What is the main argument for the study of humanities according to the text?
- It provides essential knowledge of historical contexts shaping our values (correct)
- It focuses on close attention to words on the page
- It is a luxury rather than a necessity
- It emphasizes the study of classical traditions
What does critical reading in the humanities entail according to the text?
What does critical reading in the humanities entail according to the text?
- Understanding the historical and cultural circumstances of a text (correct)
- Focusing solely on the words on the page
- Ignoring the historical context of a text
- Studying only classical traditions
What does the discipline of literary criticism emphasize according to the text?
What does the discipline of literary criticism emphasize according to the text?
- Focusing on close attention to words on the page
- Insistence on critical and comprehensive reading strategies (correct)
- Exclusively theoretical approaches
- Studying only religious and political documents
Why do we need to study cultural, political, and religious documents critically?
Why do we need to study cultural, political, and religious documents critically?
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What does the text suggest about the study of humanities?
What does the text suggest about the study of humanities?
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What is the discipline of literary criticism defined by?
What is the discipline of literary criticism defined by?
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At the most basic level, what is theory in the context of literary criticism?
At the most basic level, what is theory in the context of literary criticism?
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What does theory show about the practice of literary criticism?
What does theory show about the practice of literary criticism?
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What is the purpose of studying the course of English literary criticism according to the text?
What is the purpose of studying the course of English literary criticism according to the text?
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What does critical and comprehensive reading entail in humanities according to the text?
What does critical and comprehensive reading entail in humanities according to the text?
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